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Costa Mesa gets its Charlie Brown Christmas

One of Costa Mesa's most treasured holiday traditions continued Tuesday night despite a bank foreclosure that threw the elaborate "Snoopy House" Christmas decorations in doubt.

Two weeks ago, Wells Fargo permanently locked Linda and Jim Jordan out of their home on Santa Ana Avenue, which was the site of a popular holiday display.

When the family said they wouldn't be able to reprise their Charlie Brown house, the community mobilized with a "Save the Snoopy House" Facebook page and Twitter account. One person even set up a tent on the home's front lawn, a mini Occupy the Snoopy House movement. Even a nearby Chick-fil-A restaurant in Santa Ana offered to set up the "Peanuts" gang outside, the Daily Pilot reported.

But Costa Mesa City Hall agreed to take over the display and, on Tuesday, the Jordans helped put the final touches on the Peanuts-themed decorations outside City Hall.